Fireball report

Reports Report 331ae (Event 331-2012)

Observer
Name	Sean J
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	nutley, NJ
Latitude	40° 48' 49.19'' N (40.813665°)
Longitude	74° 9' 50.56'' W (-74.164045°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-03-05 19:56 EST
UT Date & Time	2012-03-06 00:56 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	300.05452°
First azimuth	300.15473°
First elevation	90°
Last azimuth	300.20341°
Last elevation	30°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	1
Color	Bright Blue

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	About it 2 seconds after it disappeared I thought I heard a very faint boom, but I cant be certain it was from the object. This is a very populated area so it could have easily been unrelated.

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-1s
Length	-1°
Remarks	It was dark out, so I\'m not sure if it had a train.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It seemed like it got a little brighter as it approched the horizon. I\'m not sure if it qualifies as a \"flash\", but it did get a little brighter before it disappeared.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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